Big Brother 8’s Charley Uchea: where is she now?

Charley and Chanelle's arguments are still ringing in our ears...

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by Kerry Martin |
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Big Brother truly has provided us with years of entertainment and after a five year break the reality show will be returning later on this year.

As we prepare for the world's most notorious reality show it has us thinking about the iconic housemates.

One name that popped into our BB loving minds the self-proclaimed 'It girl' Charley Uchea.

Charley became a fan fave thanks to her controversial behaviour and rows with Posh Spice lookalike Chanelle Hayes during the shows eighth series.

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Who Is Big Brother's Charley Uchea?

Lewisham-born Charley Uchea was most famous for her fiery and argumentative stint on series eight of Big Brother. The former lap-dancer and cousin of ex-England international footballer Kieran Richardson has been flying very much under the radar since she finished the show.

How old is Charley Uchea?

Born 30 June 1985, Charley is 38 years old.

What happened during her time on the show?

There was A LOT of arguing. About anything and everything.

Remember that time that she had a full-blown argument for 10 minutes with Chanelle about how old Rihanna was? Iconic. Against all odds, she survived eviction until week 8 with the series, seeing Brian Belo being crowned victorious 5 weeks later.

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Charley Uchea's audition video

We've just managed to unearth this absolute gem here at heatworld, and hearing her say that she goes out virtually every day of the week apart from Tuesday whilst "blazing it up and having a laugh", is the sort of carefree attitude that makes us miss her just a little bit.

What did Charley do after Big Brother?

Alongside doing various PA's and multiple TV shows such as 8 Out of 10 Cats, Friday Night Project and The Weakest Link, she also spoke at the Mind Your Language debate at Edinburgh TV Festival as a result of the racist comments she received during the show.

She was also linked to Lauren Goodger's ex Joey Morrisson following his release from prison in 2018.

charley and big brother 8 winner brian

What does Charley Uchea do?

Since leaving Big Brother, Charley is living her best life by enjoying holidays away posting gorge bikini pics on her Instagram to her 262k followers.

What happened when she was on 8 Out Of 10 Cats?

Appearing on the Channel 4 panel show on 5th September 2008, Charley appeared to gets angry and swore at the audience about the constant booing and chants of "Get Charley out!" that she still received post-Big Brother.

Host Jimmy Carr and panellist Danny Wallace egged the audience on in the studio by starting these chants once more. To that, Charley responds, "You know what f--k it I'm off mate! I want a fag anyway so you can keep saying what you want."

After misconstruing a compliment paid to her by panellist Jason Manford, she stormed off the set which was greeted by cheers from the audience.

Does Charley Uchea Instagram?

Yup @charley.uchea

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